Industry Attractiveness and Knowledge Management on the Formulation of Competitive Strategy and Partnership and Its Implication on Coffee Company Performance in Aceh

摘要

This research examined the influence of knowledge management and industry environment on coffee company performance in Aceh using competitive strategy and partnership variables as the intervening variable. This research used quantitative model conducted through descriptive and verified survey (causal relationship) which are subsequently applied in the formulation and examination of the developed hypotheses. The data was collected from the questionnaires spread to 600 top, middle and operational level managers as the observation units of 510 selected companies and was analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM) and processed using SEM Amos Ver. 22.0 software. This research delivered empirical evidence that the using of knowledge management variable and Industrial Organization View (IO/V) approach through industry environment variable and intervening variable, competitive strategy and partnership, as the performance booster for organization in the context of coffee industry is relatively new.